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Title Nutraceuticals in health and disease prevention / edited by Klaus Krämer, Peter-Paul Hoppe, Lester Packer
Published New York : M. Dekker, ©2001

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 318 pages) : illustrations
Series Oxidative stress and disease ; 6
Oxidative stress and disease ; 6
Contents 1 Nutraceuticals: The link between nutrition and medicine / Hans K. Biesalski -- 2 The role of vitamin E in the emerging filed of nutraceuticals / Lester Packet and Stephan U. Weber -- 3 S-Adenosylmethionie (SAMe): Preclinical and clinical studies in depression / Teodoro Bottiglieri -- 4 S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine: The healthy joint product / Giorgio Stramentinoli -- 5 Methyltetrahydrofolate: The superior alternative to Folic Acid / John Scott -- 6 Lycopene and lutein: The next steps to the mixed carotenoids / Robert M. Russell -- 7 n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids from fish: Effects on coronary artery disease / Erik Berg Schmidt and Jørn Dyerberg -- 8 Lipoic acid: A multifunctional nutraceutical / Aalt Bast and Guido R.M.M. Haenen -- 9 R-[alpha]-Lipoic acid / Klaus Krämer, and Lester Packer -- 10 Creatine: Physiology and exercise performance / Klaus Krämer, Michael Weiss, and Heinz Liesen
11 Plant Phenols and cardiovascular disease: Antioxidants and modulators of cell response / Fabio Virgili, Cristina Scaccini, Peter-Paul Hoppe, Klaus Krämer, and Lester Packer -- 12 L( -- )-Carnitine and its precursor, [gamma]-Butyrobetaine / Hermann Seim, Knut Eichler, and Hans-Peter Kleber -- 13 Conjugated linoleic acid / Werner G Siens, Tilamn Grune, Oliver Hasselwander, and Klause Krämer -- 14 Contributions of different types of evidence / Charles Hennekens -- 15 The brave new world of foods that make health-related claims / Stephen H. McNamara
Summary Delivering a comprehensive overview of the latest research findings, this volume focuses on disease prevention, therapy, and enhanced body function in the field of nutraceutical technology. It includes highlights from the Nutraceutical Conference held in Ludwigshafen, Germany
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Functional foods.
Dietary supplements.
Enriched foods.
Dietary Supplements
Food, Fortified
Antioxidants -- pharmacology
Oxidative Stress -- physiology
Vitamins -- pharmacology
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Nutrition.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides.
Enriched foods
Dietary supplements
Functional foods
Form Electronic book
Author Krämer, Klaus, 1960-
Hoppe, Peter-Paul, 1940-
Packer, Lester.
ISBN 9780203908174
0203908171
0824741757
9780824741754
0585404291
9780585404295
0824704924
9780824704926
9781466522138
1466522135
9780429207921
0429207921